Primary liposarcoma of the skin: A rare neoplasm with unusual high grade features

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 332-338

  Dei Tos, Angelo P ^a   Mentzel, Thomas ^c   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^b  

^a Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Brigham and Women's Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Dermis; Liposarcoma; Sarcoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN CANCER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOSARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; S100 PROTEINS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031950433     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199808000-00002     Document Type: Article

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